Lot Essay
The Rev. Dr. Robert Douglas (1746-1820) of Galashiels, Selkirk, Scotland, was a close friend of Sir Walter Scott. According to Greig, (loc. cit.), the above portrait was painted in 1813.
THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
SIR HENRY RAEBURN, R.A.* (1756-1823)
Details
SIR HENRY RAEBURN, R.A.* (1756-1823)
Portrait of the Rev. Dr. Robert Douglas of Galashiels, half length, wearing a black coat and white cravat
oil on canvas
29½ x 24¼in. (74.9 x 61.6cm.)
Portrait of the Rev. Dr. Robert Douglas of Galashiels, half length, wearing a black coat and white cravat
oil on canvas
29½ x 24¼in. (74.9 x 61.6cm.)
Provenance
R.D. Thomson, Edinburgh, and by descent to the Misses Thomson, Grosvenor Crescent, Edinburgh
Edward Hubert Litchfield; Sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, Oct. 19, 1951, lot 88
Edward Hubert Litchfield; Sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, Oct. 19, 1951, lot 88
Literature
W. Raeburn Andrew, Sir Henry Raeburn, R.A., 1894, p. 113
Sir. W. Armstrong, Sir Henry Raeburn, 1901, p. 99
J. Greig, Sir Henry Raeburn, R.A., 1911, p. 43
Sir. W. Armstrong, Sir Henry Raeburn, 1901, p. 99
J. Greig, Sir Henry Raeburn, R.A., 1911, p. 43
Exhibited
Edinburgh, Raeburn Exhibition, 1876, no. 265